Evaluation of the BD GeneOhm MRSA and VanR Assays as a Rapid Screening Tool for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Tertiary Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

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Published in Int J Microbiol on December 01, 2011

Authors

H Hassan1, M Shorman

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam (KFSHD), Dammam 31444, Saudi Arabia.

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